Baggeridge Colliery

Baggeridge Colliery

Baggeridge Colliery was a colliery located in Sedgley, Central England.

Black Country Pit

It was opened in 1899 during the height of the local area's Industrial Revolution, and on its closure in 1968 was the last remaining pit in the Black Country.

The site of the colliery is now the home of local brickmakers Baggeridge Brick.

Baggeridge Country Park

The former coalfields are now the site of Baggeridge Country Park, landscaped with a lake, wooded areas and walkways.

External links

* [http://www.blackcountrysociety.co.uk/articles/baggeridge.htm The Sinking of Baggeridge Coal Mine]
* [http://www.blackcountrysociety.co.uk/articles/baggeridge2.htm The Closure of the Mine]


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